LONG BEACH, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 19, 2007—
Apriso Corporation, a provider of adaptive software platforms for
global manufacturing operations execution, today announced
availability of real-time integration between PLM (Product Lifecycle
Management) and the only true platform-based operations execution
solution in manufacturing - Apriso's FlexNet(R). By combining
FlexNet's Business Integrator, Global Process Manager and Quality
Execution with Advanced SPC capabilities, it is possible to establish
a closed-loop synchronized relationship between development and
operations, helping manufacturers to achieve shorter development
lifecycles, higher quality production and faster 'time to volume' and
'time to global market' metrics.

New Product Introductions (NPI) can be a costly and time consuming
endeavor, especially for those manufacturers with distributed, global
product development and operations. By integrating Product Lifecycle
Management with Manufacturing Operations Execution, it is possible to
condense the timeframe required for NPI. This process compression is
achieved by implementing platform to platform communications between
PLM and Apriso's FlexNet for an efficient transfer of knowledge and
data between product design and production.

"The transition from product design to production is typically the
most expensive, time-intensive aspect of delivering products. The
ability to manage these linkages through manufacturing process
management (MPM) initiatives allows manufacturers to continuously
improve design and operations," states Marc Halpern and Andrew Hughes
of Gartner in a Research Bulletin published January 29, 2007.

Manufacturing processes have grown increasingly complex due to
global production, international regulatory requirements and
continuous improvement and quality initiatives, such as Lean, TQM and
Six Sigma. A successful approach to reducing this complexity may be
achieved by integrating FlexNet with PLM to create a combined MES-PLM
platform with global business process authoring capabilities, easily
adapted for integration across all areas of manufacturing.

FlexNet Advanced Statistical Process Control (SPC) integrates
complex analytics calculations into production, engineering and
Quality processes, while providing the results within a single
platform to achieve quality assurance program objectives. No longer is
it necessary to support multiple 'silo' programs, each designed for a
specific task, often lacking real-time data transfer between systems,
contributing to further complexity surrounding the launch or update of
a production line.

"Continuous Improvement initiatives will benefit from the
collection of data when MES has access to 'As-builts' product
information. Production performance can easily be correlated with
'As-built' product data to then evaluate which product component or
process could be modified to improve output, increase product quality
or improve product performance," confirmed by Dr. Michael Grieves
within his most recently published white paper entitled Multiplying
MES Value with PLM Integration, released in March 2007. This paper has
been posted to the Purdue University and University of Arizona
research libraries. To obtain a complementary copy of this white
paper, please go to:
http://www.apriso.com/en-us/Other/library_plm1.htm

Creating an integrated platform between PLM and operations
execution shortens the product lifecycle by reducing time spent
transferring operations results to product design and engineering.
This process consolidation ultimately reduces the critical "Time to
Volume" and "Time to Global Market" performance metrics.

About Apriso

Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing
competitive advantage for its customers. It does so by enabling
organizations to adapt quickly and easily to market changes and
unexpected events. Apriso's FlexNet platform provides visibility,
adaptability and real-time control of manufacturing operations across
the enterprise and supply chain network. This is accomplished by
integrating planning, execution and control, increasing operational
efficiency and eliminating errors in the production process. Apriso
serves more than 150 customers in 40 countries across the Americas,
Europe and Asia, powering more than 550 installations worldwide. Its
customers include General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, Microsoft, L'Oreal,
Lockheed Martin, Becton Dickinson, Rubbermaid, Saint-Gobain, Novelis
and Essilor.

Apriso and FlexNet are registered trademarks of Apriso
Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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October 09, 2008Reviewed by 'Never again'As anyone who has dealt with this company will tell you, Apriso's product is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. For the past two years the company has been promising an "adaptive operations execution platform" and is yet to deliver. In fact, FlexNet is nothing more than a glorified tool set the company uses as a foot-in-the-door to drive up implementation fees. My company has been trying to go live with Flexnet for THREE YEARS and there's no end in sight to tangled mess we've gotten ourselves into. Stay away from this company.